Means for positioning typographic surfaces.



A. L. SALTZMAN dz J. D. MORGAN.

MEANS POR POSITIONING TYPOGRAPHIG SURFACES.

APPLIUATION FILED Amma, 1906. RBNBWED JUNI: 17, 1910.

1.056.839, Patented Mar.25,1913.

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AUGUSTE L. SALTzMAN, or EAST onANGE, AND JOHN D. MORGAN, oE'sUMMIT, NEW

, JERSEY.

MEANS FOR I OSITlONING TYPOGRAPHIC SUR/FACES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

Applcationled A pril 28, 1906, Serial No. 314,264. RenewedV June 12, 1910. Serial No. 567,479.

the following isa speciication.

The invent-ion relates to chases for positioning `and holding character-hearing surfaces, and in some of its features more especially to chases for use when contact transfers are made from one typographie surface to another, as a step in the production of a surface to be used eitherfor'planographic o'r relief printing.

Objects of the invention are t'o provide a chase for holding a plurality'of' characterbearing bodies in symmetrical relation and for varying their distancesa art while preserving such symmetrical reationyto provide for automatically changing the l1ne spacing for a plurality ofline bars or other character-bearing bodies without leading or manual handling of any kind; 'to provide for changing the line spacing for typographie surfaces adapted to yield impres sions or give impressions, by Contact transfer'or otherwise, such as plano'graphie line bars, and for registering devices which are in constant relation to such 'surfaces in all positions; to provide for spacing a series of line bars, orA other.A typographie surfaces, to receive an impression and for automatically changing the spacing for taking impressions from Said line bars, or other typographie surfaces; to provide a chase which will accommodate bars of various lengths. These and other objects of invention will in part be obvious and will in part more fully appear hereinafter.

The invention'eonslsts in the novel parts,

articles, 'improvements and combinations herein shown and described.

The laccompanying drawings, referred to herein and forming a part hereof, illustrate one embodiment of the invention, the same, serving in connection with the description herein, to explain the principles of the 1nve` tion.

f the drawings: Figure 1 shows atypographic surface; Fig. 2 showsa typographie surface of a different extent; Fig. 3 Shows a chase with a plurality of typographie surfaees'loeated and held therein; Fig. 4. isa section on the line A-B of Fig. 3; Figs. 5. 6.V and 7 show typographie surfaces, respeel tively, bearing lines in a certain relation to each other andregistering means in a delinite relation to eachvline; Fig. 8 Shows a detail in section of one form of adjusting means for the locating means.; Fig. 9 is a plan of the mechanism shown in Fig. 8.; and Fig. -10 is a detail of a modification of a portion of the mechanism.

It is frequently desirable tofchange the 'relative position or distance apart of assembled typographie'units without disturbf.

ing their symmetricalrelation, as for nstance, when the units are in the form of llne bars 1t 1s frequently desirable t0 chan e the distance between the lines, or the lea ing, while keeping the said bars in line series. This is ordinarily a laborious opera tion, involving the inserting or picking out of leads, and the pushing about of the typographie surfaces orbodies upon a support, as is well known. This invention contemplates providing means for so changing the relative position or distance of typographie bodies while preserving their symmetrical relation instantly, automatically and withl(uany handling of the said typographie o les.

While Such means are useful and. available with various kinds of typographie' surfaces or typo-graphie`bodies, it will befound especially useful with typographie surfaces or units which are adapted to both receive and` yield character impressions. Among such surfaces are those of zinc and aluminum, colloidal surfaces, as' well as others. `With sueh` surfaces it is frequently desirable to have the various typographie units in one position, or line space relation,

to receive an impression 'of characters or.

lines of characters from a suitable surface,

such as a transfer or offset surface, and to' be in a different position, or line space relation,` when giving an impression to such asurf'ace. A particular instance of this is with typographie units bearing aline each which arel given one spacing while receiving the impression and given a different spacing when impressions are taken from the said Atypographie bodies. Furthermore in the transferring of lines of characters from one surface to another it is frequently desirable to register the surfaces exactly with each lother so that the lines of characters may be to' use typographie surfaces or units of vatransferred from the impression-givinglsurface to the impression-receiving surface so as to be in a definite relation upon the latter surface and to effect this suitable registering means are us'ed.- Such registering means are generally carried upon both the impression giving and the impression receiving Y surfaces or at least in definite relation thereto. In such case 1t 1s deslrable to preserve` the registering means in definite relation to the receiving surfaces and Where the position of such surfaces have changed it is desirable that the position of the registering means be changed l also.l This invention accordingly, in some of its features, provides for changing the position of the typographie` bodies The said features of the invention, to` gether with other features, have been em' bodied in a mechanism or apparatus, illustrated herewith by way of example. l said embodiment is particularly adapt-able for use with typographie units each bearing a single line'of characters or adapted to receive and carry asingle line of characters. The'use of theapparatus with lsuch units will be clearly set forth herein. For some purposes, however, it is frequently desirable rious slzes or extentA and in :the drawings herewith .the mechanism o "apparatus is shown as co-acting with. units of. various sizesfor extent.

Referring to the accompanying drawings a typographie unit of a particular size or extent 1s indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings by the reference numeral 1 while a typographie unit of -a dilferentsize or extent is indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings b v the reference numeral 3. A unit of still different size or extent is indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings by the reference numeral l. As hereinbefore stated, for most purposes it will be found that units of uniform size each bearing la single line of characters in definite relation thereto will be found more generally useful, but it will be understood that with the present invention units of different sizes may be used for many purposes to 'obtain composition'containing lines of matter equally spaced apart or spaced apart in integral line unitl distances. Such an arrangement of typographie units isshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

In the illustrated embodiment the form of means for holding and positioning the typo- The A graphic 'surfaces may be styled a chase and 1s lndicated generally by t-he reference numeral 5. The general structure of the'chase 5, a's shown herein, isthat of a rectangular frame. The said frame is shown adjustable as to width, for the purpose of accommodating line units of diferentlengths. The. particular form of adjustment illustrated comprises a slidable, dovetailed joint in the transverse members, suitable means for hold- .ing the said members. in any position to which adjusted being shown as including set screws '5a.

The various typographie units or surfaces are provided with means for co-acting with suitable means carried by the chase to effect s the definite positioning and registering of the typographie units with respect 'to the said parts of the chase. In thel illustrated l embodiment, and referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, Vthere is shown attached tov the typographie unit 1 triangular prismatic lugs 2 an upon the typographie unit 3shown in Fig. 2 ofA the drawings, similar lugs 4 for the purpose indicated. The illustratedembodiment, furthermore', lis shown constructed and arranged to co-act lwith surfaces adapteo-aet with re stering devices carried by the tra'nsfer, o set, or other.A surfaces which give character impressions .to the surfaces carried by the chase or receive them therefrom. a The parti-cular form of holdin and posit-ioning means carried by the clase 5 and adapted for engage-ment with vthe members 2 and 4 comprise bars or lugs 6 having V-shaped openings adapted to fit and interlock'with said prismatic lugs 2 and 4 carried by the said typographie surfaces. The lugs 6, as shown,have their Aopenings inclined at an angle corresponding to t-he angle ofthe lugs on the typographie surface supports, but the latter lugs arel somewhat shorter, as Vclearly illustrated, thus facilitating the combined locating and holding movement mentioned. These locating and holding means are constructed to receive movements of such a nature as to adapt them to perform their functions, and such `movements, in the present embodiment of the invention, consist of a longitudinal movement for the purpose` of locating or posi- -tioning the various surfaces, and of a transverse movement for the purpose of holding or clamping the lsaid surfaces in the position to which they maybe adjusted by the said locating means. It is, hwever, not necessary that the locating 'and holding means on both sides of the chase should be given the holding and clamping movement, which in this case is the transverse movement- Accordingly, the mechanism on one side only is shown as so movable. This mechanism will be first described in detail.

Means for impart-ing a locating movement, in this case longitudinally, to the locating and holding means 6 are provided. These means are shown as wedge members '7 located between the said members 6. As

these wedges 7 progress between the mem-v bers 6 it will be seen that they have a tendency to spread said members longitudinally and if the members 6 at one end of the series are in contact with the fixed part of the chase it will be obvious that the other members, if slidable, will all partake ofa longitudinal motion. The said members 6 may be mounted so as to have such a sliding motion. This motion may be secured in various ways, and is shown in the present emb diment as being secured by providing the gaid members 6 with tongue portions 8 which lit into grooves 9 in the movable member 10. The members 6 may also be mounted with respect to the member 10 so that any movement of the said member 10 in a transverse direction will be communicated to the members 6 while the said members 6 will be free to move transversely, as just pointed out. For the purpose of causing the members 6 to so move with the said member 10 theyv are positioned to abut upon the member 10 as shown at 11.

lVhile the adjusting members or Wedges 7 have travel in' one direction, as longitudinally, with the members 6, it is necessary that they have a movement independent thereof in order to give the longitudinal adjustment to the members 6. Suitable means for giving such a motion is provided and such means'are illustrated as consisting of a bar l2 which is supported by themember 10, but is movable relatively thereto. Guiding means are provided, herein shown as pins 13, traveling in holes in thesaid member 10, and the said member 12 is provided With a hook portion 14 while the members 7 are provided with a counter-hook portion 15 taking into the said hook portion 14 to permit of free sliding motion of ther wedges 7 with respect to the bar 12 but compelling the Wedges to partake of any'movement of the-said bar 12. Means for accurately regulating the mot-ion' of the saidv bar 12 and through the wedges 7 of the adjusting members 6 are provided. Such means are shown as comprising a. cam member 16 acting upon a face of the said member 12. The said cam is provided with actuating means,l such Vas the turning head 17, andthe amount of movement which it is desired to viding a tooth member 1S coacting .with a spring detent19 as shown in Fig. 3 or the movement may be regulated by means of a dial 2,0 and set screw 21 Where desirable or convenient. The bar 12 is held to the cam face 16 by suitable means such as springs 22.

Means for moving the part 10 are provided, and such means are herein shown as cams 25, which are suitably connected to actuating means, such as a lever 26, which may have a ldetent 27 for holding it locked in position. These cams are shown as adapted to move t-he said part 10 in one diwith respect to the locating and holding members 6 to give them a movement of location, the members 6 and members 7 having a common sliding motion in order for the members 6 to pass to the proper locating position. `When in such position and the typographie surfaces are in alinement therewith, through the lever 26 and its cams 25, the member 10 is now given a movement transversely to the first-described movement and the members 6 are thereby moved into the holding position, and the said typographie surfaces are firmly held in their proper adjusted positions as determined by the members 6.

It is frequently desirable, as hereinbefore stated, to locatethe typographie surfaces held by the chase in a definite relation with respect to lines of matter upon another surface, as for the purpose of transferring the matter from the latter surface ,to the'former surfaces, and means for accomplishing this are provided. In the present embodimentsuch means vare shown as comprising pins 28 having points 29. These pins are shown mounted in a definite relation to the locating or aliningv means 30 of the members 6,.

and are so constructed as to partake of the locating movement of the members 6, but, when desired, may be stationary with respect to the clamping or holding movement of the said members 6. AProper means for accomplishing this end are provided. .In

the members 6 a longitudinal slot 31 is I guiding member, or bar, 32 which is fxedly mounted with respect to the chase 5. In

the said guiding member 32 is a slot 33 substantially perpendicular to the slot 31 in the members 6, and the arrangement of` the said slots permits of movement of the locating pins 28 with the members v6 during their locating movement while restraining the said pins from partaking in the holding or clamping movement of the said members 6. Suitable means for causing the members 6 to'follow any retrograde movement of. the adjusting wedges 7 are provided, shown as springs 34.

Where it is. desired to bring the typographic surfaces carried by the.chase into definite relation with other typographie sur-A mechanism of the invention is to be used for this purpose, the cooperating transfer sheet, or other typographie surface, is provided with registering means bearing definite relation to the lines of characters upon such transfer sheet or other surface, of a form suitable to coperate with the registering means carried by the chase. In Figs; 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings are shown typographic surfaces bearing lines of characters and having registering means in definite re lation thereon in the form of registerin perforations centered with reference to eac line of characters. The lines of characters upon the said surfaces are differentlyspaced, or leaded. The typographie surfaces in the chase, whether planographic, colloidal, or other suitable' surface, may be automatically adjusted 'so as to receive the impression of the lines of characters upon the said sur.- faces carried by the chase in a predetermined desired relation. It will be very simple to bring the registering meansV on the chase into register with the registering means carried by the transfer sheet or other surface and the lines of characters upon the sheet will then be in proper register to be put down upon the bars or other typographie surfaces carried by t-he chase. In Fig. 3 ofthe drawings a chase has been shown as carrying units taking different numbers of lines. In practice, however, it will generally be found convenient to use units carrying one line each.' One such unit is shown as carried in the chase 3 and the operation of the chase in carrying only one line units will be obvious.

With one-line units, matter can be transferred to the typographie surfaces carried by the chase from a transfer surface, offsetsurface, or other suitable surface, Withthe lines. spaced a certain distance apart so that the lines may be received symmetrically upon the said line units carried by the chase and then a transfer, offset, or other impression taken therefrom for reproductionafter the typographie surfaces carried by the chase have been adjusted to a different predetermined relation with respect to each other, that is, the relative positions, or distance between the dierent bars, may be changed without altering their symmetrical relation. For instance, after an impression is laid down on thebars with the spacing in Fig. 5 and it is desiredto take an impression off from the bars with the line spacing, or leadingf7 shown in Fig. 7, it will only be necessary to bring the registering pins 29 into proper relation with the registering holes 35 in the sheet when the impression is laid down on the bars and then to bring the said pins into the same relation with the registering holes 35 in the sheet shown in Fig. 7 when the impression is to be taken from the bars. It will be equally obvious that the distance between lines can be changed while preserving the symmetrical relation of the bars to each other, and therefore of the entire composed mat-ter, the operations above set forth being illustrative only. It will be furt-her understood that the chase may be used ,with typographie surfaces or bodies other than those mentioned, as for instance, relief line slugs or electrotype plates might be used for certain purposes and in certain connections. It will also be understood that the term chase as used herein indicates a mechanism of much.v greater efliciency and capacity than the ordmary chase as it em? braces means for positioning typographie surfaces rather than means for merely locking them up in a form for proofing and otherpurposes, in the manner of the ordinary printers chase.

The manner of operation will be obvious from the foregoing description but a further brief statement of o eration will be given. For the purpose o accommodating bars of different length the topand bottom members of the frame 5 are shown slidably doveta'iled into each other and having means, shown as set screws 5", for securing them to adjusted position. In order to automatically adjust the typographie bodies carried by the chase to a predetermined relation while preserving their symmetrical relation, as for instance, varying the line .distance between various bodies while preserving such bodies in their symmetrical relation so that the increase or decrease between the respective lines may be uniform throughout, the members 6 are shown as being longitudinally movable with respect to the chase and such 'movement 'is proportioned automatically between the various with the members 6 the .lever 26 is actuated to move the member 10, thereby holding or clamping the typographie bodies in the locating and holding members 6.`- v It the cam 16 be now actuated by means of the turning hold a' plurality of saidchase having means for automatically.

heads 17 they will cause the bars 12 to move inwardly against their springs, `or outwardly in obedience to the pressure of their springs moving the slidable wedges 7 with respect to the members 6. If thel wedges 7 are moved inwardly a transverse movement will be given to the holding and locat-ing members 6, caus .them to separate one from the other, sai movement being taken up by the compression of the springs 34. If the wedges 7 are'withdrawn the members 6. will move toward each other and will be kept to position in contact-with the wed es 7 by the expansion of the springs 34. T e registering pins 29 will slide in their slots 33 so as to remain in definite relation to the locating and holding means 6. When it isdesired to remove the typographie surfaces from the chase actuation of the lever-26 will permit the member 10 to move backwardly in obedience to the pressure of its springs 23 without disturbing the relation of the holding and locating members 6 with reference to each other but allowing them to. recede from the typographic surfaces suiiiciently so that said surfaces may be removed.

In Fig. 10 of .lthe drawings is shown a form of pin 28in which the point 29 is depressible, which is sometimes useful in making the impressions. l i

The invention, in its broader aspects, is not limited t0 the particular constructions shown, nor to any particular constructions 4by which it has been or may be carried into eect, as many changes may be made in the construction without departing from the main principles of the invention and without sacrificing its chief advantages.

What we do claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A chase constructed and arranged to,

hold a plurality of character-bearing bodies, said chase having means adjusting said of relations with respect to each other.

2. A chase constructed and arranged'to character-bearing bodies,

adjusting said bodies'to one of a plurality of predeterminable relations with respect to Los . each other and for holding the said bodies in such relation.

3. A chase constructed and arranged; to.

hold a plurality of character-bearing. bodies, said chase including in combination means for holding said character-bearing bodies in symmetrical relation with respect to each hold a ,plurality for automatically"-` bodies to one, of a-plurality ,hold a plurality Aotherand means for y'changing their positions withoutvdisturbing their symmetrical relation.

4. A chase constructed and hold a plurality of character-bearing bodies, said chase including in combination means Jfor holding said bodies insymmetrical relation to each other, and means forv changing the distance between the respective bodies without disturbing their symmetrical relation.

5. A chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of bodies each bearing a line 'of characters in symmetrical relation., and

means for symmetrically changing the distance between the said various bodies.

6. A chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of bodies each bearing a line of characters in symmetrical rela-tion, and means for uniformly changing the distance between the various bodies.

7. A chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of bodies bearing lines of characters, said chasel having means for positioning said bodies with reference to each other so that thelines of characters thereon arranged to will be in one of a plurality of relations to each other.

8. A chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of,v bodies each bearing a line of characters, or a plurality of lines of characters, said chase4 having means for positioning said bodies with reference to each other so that the lines of characters-thereon' will be in one of a `plurality ofpredeterminable relations to,e ach other.

9. A chase constructed and arranged to hold a' plurality of bodies each bearing a line of characters, o r a plurality of lines of characters, said chase having means for positioning said bodies with re erence to each other so that the lines vof characters thereon will beinone ofa plurality of predeterminable relations to each other, and means for holding the said bodies in a position to which they may be adjusted.

I10. A chase constructed and arranged to of typographie bodies including 1n combination positioning means for the said bodies, registering means in definite relation to said positioning means, and means for `adjusting said positioning and registering means to various predetermined relations.

11. A chase constructed and arrangedi to of line-bearing-bodies, said chase includin in combination a. plurality l of members iolding such line-bearing bodies, registering means in definite relation tothe various holding members, and means for changing the position of the holding members with reference to eachother while preserving the. registering means for each holding member in definlte relation 1 to its holding member.

12. A chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of line bars,'said chase having holding and positioning means for engaging each bar at both ends, and means for varying the spacing between the various line bars, said last-'mentioned means operating by moving the said line bars with respect to each other while held in the chase and so as bars, and a cam for controlling the said.

mechanism.

14. A chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of line bars having holding and positioning members for of the bars at bot-h of its ends, said members being slidable longitudinally of the chase, a series ofl traveling wedges co-acting with said holdingpand positioning members so as to give them a longitudinal. movement while preserving their symmetrical relation, a cam for moving the said series of wedges, and means for holding the cam in any position to which it may be moved.

15. A chase constructed and arranged to hold typographie surfaces adapted to receive or give impressions, said chase having holding means for such typographie surfaces, and means for moving said holding means to correspond with the l-ine spacings carried or desired upon a'surface adapted to -coperate with the said typographie surfaces to impress characters thereon or to receive the impression of characters therefrom.

16. A combination with a transfer sheet bearing lines of characters of a chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of typographie surfaces adapted to receive and to yield character impressions, said chase having means for positioning said typographic surfaces, and means for bringing said typographie surfaces into a relation with each other corresponding to the relation between the'lines of characters' upon the transfer sheet.

17. The combination with a transfer sheet bearing lines of characters and registering marks in definite relation to such lines of characters, of a chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of typographie sur aces adapted to recelve and to yield character impressions, said means for positioning said typographie surfaces, registering means in definite relation to the typographie surfaces held in the chase, and means graphic surfaces relatively to each other so as to bring the said registering means upon the transfer sheet and the chase into register engaging each chase having` for moving the typomarks in definite relation tosaid lines of characters, of a chase constructed andarranged to hold a plurality of typographie surfaces adapted to receive character impressions, said chase having means for holding the typographie surfaces, registering means in definite relation to said holding means, said registering-means being adapted to colperate with the registering means upon the transfer sheet, and means for moving said registering means upon the chase so that they will be in operative relation to the registering means upon the transfer sheet when the transfer sheet is laid down upon the chase.

19. A chase including in combination a plurality of holding means for a series of line bars, said holding means being movable longitudinally and transversely, a series of registering pins being movable longitudinally with the said holding means but not being movable transversely with the holding means. i

20. A chase including in combination registering members constructed and arranged toco-act with registering means carried by a typographie surface in definite relation -to lines of characters arranged in series upon said, surface, and means for spacing or adjusting said registering members to correspond tothe location of the registering means upon the typographie surface for dierent spacing between the lines of characters thereon.

21. A chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of character-bearing bodies, said chase having means for simultaneously adjusting said bodies to one of a plurality of positions with respect to each other.

22. A chase comprising a member for positioning and holding a typographie surface, said member'having movement in one direction to position said typographie surface and movement in another direction in the same or a parallel plane tol hold or x such surface in position.

23. A chase constructed and arranged to holda plurality of character-bearing bodies, said chase having means for automatically adjusting said bodies toward or from each other to a predetermined relation with respect toeaeh other.

24.'A chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of character-bearing bodies, said chase having means for automatically adjusting said bodies toward or from each other tov a predetermined relation with respect to each other.

25. A chase constructed and arranged to noaasso hold a plurality of character-bearing bodies, said chase having means for automatically adjusting said bodies toward or from each other to a predetermined relation with respect to each other and for holding the said bodies in such relation.

26. A chase constructed and arranged to hold a plurality of character-bearing bodies, said chase having means for automatically moving the said bodies toward or from -each other while preserving them in symmetrical relation.

27. A chase provided with means for holding a plurality 'of line bars in page or column form and means for moving them 15 toward. or from each other lengthwise of the page or column without disturbing their symmetrical relation.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification, in the presence 2o of two subscribing witnesses. l

AUGUSTE L. SALTZMAN. JOHN D. MORGAN. Witnesses: CLARA PHILLIPS,

F. C. LUCAS. 

